The 'Gift' of men and the Athrabeth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

jallanite · 06-03-2001, 05:20 PM

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Re: The 'Gift' of men and the Athrabeth

I would like to know where the note "Should be last item in an appendix" was written on that wrapper, that is, does it apply to the entire "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" plus the Commentary, or only to the Commentary.

I myself would like to see the Athrabeth inserted into the Quenta Silmarllion, it fits perfectly followng chapter 17, "Of the Coming of Men into the West", looking back to the coming of Men and their taking service under the Eldar, and looking forward to the breaking of the Siege of Angband which follows immediately in chapter 18, as though Tolkien designed it to fit there.

The "Commentary" on this chapter would then be the last item in one of the Appendices. Tolkien might have been picturing an appendix of similar philosophical material, such as the essay Notes on motives in the Silmarillion.

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jallanite Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 479	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 8</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: The 'Gift' of men and the Athrabeth I would like to know where the note "Should be last item in an appendix" was written on that wrapper, that is, does it apply to the entire "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" plus the Commentary, or only to the Commentary. I myself would like to see the Athrabeth inserted into the Quenta Silmarllion, it fits perfectly followng chapter 17, "Of the Coming of Men into the West", looking back to the coming of Men and their taking service under the Eldar, and looking forward to the breaking of the Siege of Angband which follows immediately in chapter 18, as though Tolkien designed it to fit there. The "Commentary" on this chapter would then be the last item in one of the Appendices. Tolkien might have been picturing an appendix of similar philosophical material, such as the essay Notes on motives in the Silmarillion. </p>